Race timing apparatus



Aug. 30, 1932. H 0551-5 1,874,794

RAGE THING Armnuus Filed Aug. 7. 1.950

INVENTOP das Patented AugfS, ,1932" p f to apparatus for accurately `{tiininggf ilapparent*frointhedetailed descxiption which y u"follows, taken conjunction withthe-drawfing, `which"illustrates? one e bodirnent; of the V l:a i

gparatus, aportion of the eoveizfthereobef1 lstructure, andaportions ofthe `structure be- `-ing cut away to""s`how Vthedetails; Fig. 2y`ijs view tali-enen `theyline oii Fig. l; 1 Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional elevationalView `In -p`igeonracing, iti is usual? to:` havelpie geons` registered lin? a racej from fwidely `sep-` ailated points, `andthe flight lof eae'h pigeon fis directly `to itshonie quartersIj` Although pigeon race irnay `be started at"` a'central venient to have an "oiieial ftiiner stationed "at e i each ofthe quarters of the lraeingi pigeons f to oieiallynotethejtirne"ofarrivalbffeach t l. M `1 v"`` `@ne `object oi my? invention is to provide Jtirnng apparatus that the owners ofthe pie p' geons Inayhave oiei ally reg-isteredand which A. .e may be used "to indicate the time of `arrival "".ZT-ofthe` homing pigeons.

i vide a timing "apparatus oisueh forni that improper manipulation or- "tampering" `with `the apparatus will be apparent; "willresuit in the disqualification ofitheownerfand the"pigeon.- l l .e l 1" Another objeet" of my inventionis 1to1 pro- "lvvidetiming apparatus of siinplied Construe-p` tion, `and which will be reliable operation.

"1j "land 2 Figi "4 is a `view taken ongthhe `line "IV-#IV of Fig;31*withlthepartsmovedto `1 e 1flheea'singll is, providedwith a cap or l "elevational (face Iview Vof.` lFigl `3 l with 3`Jche 1 mechanism thereof "in" actuated `position.i i `1 In practising "my" invention, I-fprovidea fthe casing maybe rotated. `The casingfis ditiine indicating clock` "mechanism'havinga vided into `eo'rnp'artments by a plate or wall eusualtypecloekiorfwatch;movement -which memberfQiifyOne ofA the compartments-cone Jimmy feinsten, fon `ieiitusnimen, ENiIsYLvANiAr e `Myl invention relates-to racei` timing ap- ,.-isseeurely clamped between Tand 8; p. i

paratus, `and morekpartioularly, in-pigeon by means` O Ascrews "and `spacer pins "9. spacer ringlOis \positionedbetween the the homingJ1ii `v; htfofracingi` pigeons.` .plateS" and-themovement to fully enclose ""cylindrieal' casing or receptacle 11, having thereoiis rotatably mounted on theplate 8. TheplateS is `provided with an outwardly `projectingpinI or shaft 13 `which eXtendsV V through `a central pe'rforationgin the plate lf2 "for rotatably "supporting the `casing `1l. A f `ratchet `wheel 14 "jis `nonrotatably `mounted on the 'outerl-` end `of thegshaft 13 and isseffouijedthereonf means` of screw 15. `A 1 sp1`"i`ng*-pressedpawl16` is pivotally mounted `poi-nt, the end `of the raceiorf `each` entrant is itsfhonief quarters; thus Afniaking" "it incon- 1 `Wahumf teeth "tof the `maine@ when" 14, and

` easing-in one direetionfor-a purpose as here- "Inafterd'escrlbed f :f The clock. mechanisme is proided with a L Anotherjobjeet offginyl inventionlis to prolafgainst niovelnent by -a yieldable stop mem-` ijber 18 whichis secured to an arm 19. The lstopn member 18 ,projectsA Y downwardly :through a suitable slotin the plate 8` and en- 4gages the periphery of the balancewheel 17 Further objects? of "my invention will lbe allyseeured at ODeendtOthe plate 8 and ex# lftends substantially diametrically across lthe w `abutting 'engagement with the side wall of the casing 11.

invention, `andwherein:` *pressed outwardly by a spring (Fig. 4:).1

Figure 11 is aface view rlping` broken awayfto moredearlyfshowthe WfithaJ4 `slot Zlft a' point `Substantitlly dia.-

`lnetrlcallyf oppositeto the free end of the arm "sition showninFigs. 4` and 5; the end of the l arm 19 will bereleassed"therebypermitting the Loi'roneioflthe elojellaetuated elementsof Figs;

` fof thespring 2O to release the balance wheel time-indicating position;` and Fig. *5 isan p e end-*plate22`whioh is provided with an' outwardly projecting knob 23 by means of which and protect thesame from dust ordirt. 1

w"UNi'llED115m"lasf1; TENT-.OFFICE abot-toin piatelQl set inwardly from `oneenol e on the plateV l2 `for cooperative engagement servestoprevent rotative movement ofthe e Qbalancefwheelfl' which is normally held i 'shown in EigsLl and 3. u The arrn 19 is pivot-1` ffeasing llfwith the `free end `oiifthe arrn 19 in The arm 19 is yieldably `y'lhe side wall of "thecasing llis provided ``19, so thatasthe easing is rotated to the po- Y farm to .xnoveoutwardlyg underflthe influence l, `l. Race` tiing "apparatus y casing, a clockmechanism having a balance [wheel7 and insertible inthe casing, a `lever` i ilindicated bythe .timngapparatus being the time `required for-the homing Hight of the p pigeon,` For example, ifthe timing mechaf nism indicatestheelapse ofkonehour, or 1` "oclock,`pand"the oiiial timepieceindicates the i `,felapse of three hours from thelstart of the `race,lor 3 oclock,the iiyingtime of thepigeon wouldbe twohoursl n fio In this"l mannerfgthe of each pigeon may be accuratelyl` determined, re-

gardless of thetimerequired `for thelreturn p X `of the timing apparatus `to `the raceoffioial. Further, it will be seen thatthe timing ap`` vis paratus must" pass official inspection, other` p wisethe owner and hispigeon will be disi qualified,` thus` eliminating `the Vpossibility of "the apparatus `being `tamper-ed with while` `being away from the raceoiiicial. l

I claim asmyinventionz-f i e y comprising y ai movable into and out of engagement with `said balance wheel, ajrotatable member sup`- ported on said mechanism andoperable exi p teriorly of the casing `for moving said lever, Y

n anda pawland ratchet devicearrangedfbep `ftween sai'dlmechanism" and saidmember and .e operative to prevent rotatlvemovement of 130 said memberm one direction.,`

1- 2. "Race"` timing apparatus comprising a casing,` a clock mechanism having a `balance ywheel, and insertible inthe casing, alever t mounted* on said mechanism normally pOS- V itioned in engagement `with said balance` l ""wheel and movable away therefroml to permit actuation of the said mechanism, a rotatable member supported on said mechanism and operable fromfexterorly ofthe casingfor moving said lever,`stopme`ans arranged bei x tween saidmemberqand the casing and oper- `ative topermit only a limited rotative move-V i n ment ,of saidwmemberinfone direction, *and means engaging -saidmeinber for `preventing n `rotative movementthereof in the oppositedia rection. y i n y i a i `3. Timing apparatus "comprising a easing, i a clockmechanism having a balance wheel, and insertible in the casing, fa lever mounted 5o on said `mechanism and "movablelinto and out lof engagementwithsaid balancewheeha receptacle Vrotatably mounted onsaid mecha- U nism` and operable from exteriorly of the casj ing for moving said lever, a paw/ land ratchet 5fdevice connected to said receptaclefor pre-` `venting rotative movementthereof in one di- 1 Arectlon, anda stop lugsecuredto said ren i ceptacle in position to engage saidcasing for 50 limiting movement ofthe receptaclein the other directions;` i n i In" testimony whereof I, the said HENRY OESTE, havehereunto `set my hand. i

" HENRY OESTE.` p 

